How to see it
HIP 6947 has a visual magnitude of about 8.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6947: right ascension 1h 29m 27s, declination +21° 1′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 6947. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6947, Gaia DR3 288672006164537088. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 288672006164537088
- HIP
- 6947
- gaia_dr3
- 288672006164537088
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 288672006164537088
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.45